South Africa’s Homeguard Aka Home Guard (1941)

Title reads: “South Africa’s Home Guard“. Johannesburg, South Africa. Various shots of troop of home guardsmen - “the Mines’ Engineering Brigade“ - marching through city. The march into a sports’ stadium, “the Wanderer’s Ground“. M/S of Prime Minister General Smuts standing on platform with military officers. Smuts takes the salute as the home guard marches past. Various shots of Smuts inspecting the troops. M/S of Smuts giving a speech. Various shots of troops listening. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnew